#1: VelvetAdv: Best defensive character (her chain has good range, non-extended hit boxes, and she stays put during combos), best finishers (for their range), invincibility frames on the swing, very nimble/controllable jump, and the best aerial attacker by far - easiest to avoid attacks on Heroic and best for no-damage run-throughsDisadv: Weak combos in damage and stun power, which really only means it's hard to get an "S" rank with her on HeroicStrength: Avoiding damageWeakness: S-ranks

*She's MADE to be played for no-damage runs, so obviously the best on Heroic! Has the most tricks up her sleeve to pull out those victories

#2: MercedesAdv: Can always attack safely, can pretty easily reach any target with her bow, POW is consumed uniformly and easy to recharge, excellent finishers (especially with her homing attack), can fly (duh), never stunned by empty POW bar, and nearly unstoppable with an Unlimited POW potionDisadv: Can only hit one enemy at a time, not very mobile while attacking, and a little slow to avoid attacks (very "floaty")Strength: S-ranksWeakness: Swarms of enemies

*Her biggest weakness was HP until that didn't matter anymore (everyone dies in pretty much one hit on Heroic anyway). The easiest character to win with

#3: CorneliusAdv: Fastest at base damage output with combos, can become deadly in the air once you master his spin attack, has a lot of range for how small his hit boxes are, good aerial combo, excellent mobility while attackingDisadv: Slow at accelerating, doesn't have any good long-range attacks, worst horizontal range on combo finisher, and has the least useful special attacks (Overload and that's pretty much it)Strength: Swarms of enemiesWeakness: Bosses

*He's just a good character to use overall since he's well-rounded. Probably the most simple character, but one of the most fun

#4: OswaldAdv: Excellent damage dealer with Shadow Form, finisher dodges some enemy attacks, fast initial combos, longest AND fastest jump (and therefore the fastest at traversing levels), can jump away when POW is almost empty and usually get to a safe distance to rechargeDisadv: Finisher forces him to move forward (makes fighting Revenants on Heroic a huge pain), aerial finisher forces him to dive (inaccurate), Shadow Form consumes POW insanely fast, and has poor range with all attacksStrength: BossesWeakness: Avoiding damage

*At times he's amazing for dealing tons of damage, and other times he just makes me wanna' throw my controller at the wall. A little too clunky compared to the nimble Velvet

#5: GwendolynAdv: Good range with her basic combos, dive attack is hard for enemies to punish, has the best special attacks (Overload + Shadow Ally = best damage output, Shadow Ally + Invisible = can damage enemies while invisible), excellent mobility while attacking on the groundDisadv: Ugh... horrible air attacks, throws her hit boxes into all of her attacks, very sluggish when jumping, crouch-attacking, or upward-attacking, and has slow/laggy combosStrength: Swarms of enemiesWeakness: Avoiding damage

*Only if you have a LOT of Phozons stored up does this character really show her potential. Otherwise...she's the slowest and has the most weaknesses of all the characters. As hard to avoid damage as Oswald but without the bonus of great ATK